Ball by Ball Commentary

• 70.1

  Prasidh Krishna to Joe Root

  3:52 PM

  One Run. Good length ball on middle, nudges it to mid wicket for a quick run

  1
• 69.6

  Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell

  3:51 PM

  No Run. Back of length ball outside off, looks to cut it but misses out

  0
• 69.5

  Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell

  3:50 PM

  No Run. Good length ball on off, taps it on off-side

  0
• 69.4

  Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell

  3:49 PM

  No Run. Good length ball on middle, defends it back to Siraj

  0
• 69.3

  Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root

  3:48 PM

  One Run. Good length ball on off, pushes it wide of cover for a run

  1
• 69.2

  Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root

  3:47 PM

  No Run. Good length ball on middle and leg, raps him on the pad and bounces off back towards Siraj who manages to hold onto it in his follow through but Root never got any bat on it

  0
• 69.1

  Mohammed Siraj to Joe Root

  3:47 PM

  No Run. Good length ball on off, drives it to mid off

  0
• 68.6

  Akash Deep to Jacob Bethell

  3:45 PM

  No Run. Yorker on off, digs it out back to Akash Deep

  0
• 68.5

  Akash Deep to Jacob Bethell

  3:44 PM

  Four. Good length ball on off, gives it the charge and square drives it wide of cover for a boundary

  4
• 68.4

  Akash Deep to Jacob Bethell

  3:43 PM

  No Run. Full ball on off, pushes it back to the bowler

  0
• 68.3

  Akash Deep to Joe Root

  3:43 PM

  One Run. Good length ball on middle, flicks it to long leg for a run

  1
• 68.2

  Akash Deep to Joe Root

  3:42 PM

  No Run. Full ball on off, drives it to mid on

  0
• 68.1

  Akash Deep to Joe Root

  3:41 PM

  Two Runs. 39th test ton for Joe Root! The legacy of Root keeps getting better and better, England's best batter has stepped up yet again when his side needed him to, was a good length ball on off, takes a couple of steps towards it and flicks it wide of long leg for a couple of runs, takes off the helmet and soaks in the applause and also wears a headband in memory of Graham Thorpe

  2
• 68.1

  Akash Deep to Joe Root

  3:40 PM

  Wide Ball. Five runs, Four. Sums up the day for India who have been inconsistent with their lengths, was a good length ball way down leg and Jurel had no chance of getting anywhere near that, runs away for a boundary

  WD4
• 67.6

  Mohammed Siraj to Jacob Bethell

  3:38 PM

  No Run. Back of length ball outside off, chops the cut to slip

  0